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Dumb Laws in Rhode Island
Cap guns are illegal.
Full text of the law.
Ropes may not be strung across a highway.
Full text of the law.
No one may bite off another�s leg.
Full text of the law.
Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
Full text of the law.
Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
Rhode Island recently applied to the US Government to make all the coastal waters of Rhode Island a “No Discharge Zone”.
Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law.
Full text of the law.
Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the horse is illegal.
Full text of the law.
Exercising any labor, business, or work, or using any game, sport, play, or recreation, or causing any of the above to be done to or by your children, servants, or apprentices on the first day of the week (Sunday) results in a penalty of $5 for the first offense and $10 for the second.
Full text of the law.
One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.
Full text of the law.
City Laws in Rhode Island
Newport
You cannot smoke a pipe after sunset.
Providence
There is not an appeals process for exemtion of property tax due to a disability or poverty.
It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.
You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
Cap guns are illegal.
Full text of the law.
Ropes may not be strung across a highway.
Full text of the law.
No one may bite off another�s leg.
Full text of the law.
Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
Full text of the law.
Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
Rhode Island recently applied to the US Government to make all the coastal waters of Rhode Island a “No Discharge Zone”.
Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law.
Full text of the law.
Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the horse is illegal.
Full text of the law.
Exercising any labor, business, or work, or using any game, sport, play, or recreation, or causing any of the above to be done to or by your children, servants, or apprentices on the first day of the week (Sunday) results in a penalty of $5 for the first offense and $10 for the second.
Full text of the law.
One must make a loud noise before passing a car on the left.
Full text of the law.
City Laws in Rhode Island
Newport
You cannot smoke a pipe after sunset.
Providence
There is not an appeals process for exemtion of property tax due to a disability or poverty.
It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.
You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday.
